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  • Visual Perfection
    Senior Member
    • May 2010
    • 312

    #1

    Would you reccomend this boat?

    Hey guys,

    EDIT;

    Just found out I am getting a Formula Fastech from my other half for my B-day...so a few questions on the boat so I can have an idea of what to expect:



    2.) what kind of speeds should I realistically expect on NiMh Batteries STOCK out of the box? How about with an upgraded Prop?

    4.) Tthe stock ESC handles dual 2s lipos...what kind of speeds should I expect out of these over NiMH packs?

    5.) How stable is this boat at speeds of 40+mph (if it is even capable of that).. I see there may be some things that can be done to tweak it's handling

    7.) Is the boat fairly watertight or does it require a lot of adjustments to keep water out? (My shockwave never has water in it but also has a lid that seals it)

    8.) Anything bad, or weak about the boat I should know about or should think about upgrading right away


    Thanks for any comments and insight guys!
    Last edited by Visual Perfection; 06-14-2010, 09:07 PM.
    The Speeders *PB SW 26 BL *PB Formula FASTech
    The Cruiser *CBM Marlin Cruiser
    The Pool Toys *Proboat Mini-C (x2)
  • Brushless55
    Creator
    • Oct 2008
    • 9488

    #2
    dude you have this question on several sites and to many threads
    keep it simple!
    .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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    • Visual Perfection
      Senior Member
      • May 2010
      • 312

      #3
      Dude is this question the same as my other ones? No

      I want current owners to answer some questions for me so I know what to expect...my ONE other thread on this site was doing a comparison between two boats..and on the other site I asked a question on the stability on another boat in an already existing thread...

      Thanks anyways....
      The Speeders *PB SW 26 BL *PB Formula FASTech
      The Cruiser *CBM Marlin Cruiser
      The Pool Toys *Proboat Mini-C (x2)

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      • Brushless55
        Creator
        • Oct 2008
        • 9488

        #4
        Originally posted by Visual Perfection
        Dude is this question the same as my other ones? No

        I want current owners to answer some questions for me so I know what to expect...my ONE other thread on this site was doing a comparison between two boats..and on the other site I asked a question on the stability on another boat in an already existing thread...

        Thanks anyways....
        and on other sites to
        .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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        • Visual Perfection
          Senior Member
          • May 2010
          • 312

          #5
          what other site? I asked a question in the Titan thread on RCU and had the one thread not related to this on this site.. I dont see why me trying to find out some info on this boat.

          I honestly dont think I have asked any questions about this boat...my other questions are asking more about the Titan..
          The Speeders *PB SW 26 BL *PB Formula FASTech
          The Cruiser *CBM Marlin Cruiser
          The Pool Toys *Proboat Mini-C (x2)

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          • Brushless55
            Creator
            • Oct 2008
            • 9488

            #6

            it's ok get over it
            you knew you would get the Fastech and you did
            .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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            • bigwaveohs
              Senior Member
              • May 2009
              • 535

              #7
              Originally posted by Visual Perfection
              Hey guys,

              EDIT;

              Just found out I am getting this boat from my better half for my B-day...so a few questions on the boat so I can have an idea of what to expect:



              2.) what kind of speeds should I realistically expect on NiMh Batteries STOCK out of the box? How about with an upgraded Prop?

              4.) Tthe stock ESC handles dual 2s lipos...what kind of speeds should I expect out of these over NiMH packs?

              5.) How stable is this boat at speeds of 40+mph (if it is even capable of that).. I see there may be some things that can be done to tweak it's handling

              7.) Is the boat fairly watertight or does it require a lot of adjustments to keep water out? (My shockwave never has water in it but also has a lid that seals it)

              8.) Anything bad, or weak about the boat I should know about or should think about upgrading right away


              Thanks for any comments and insight guys!
              And the boat is a ?????
              I let the dogs out...

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              • Brushless55
                Creator
                • Oct 2008
                • 9488

                #8
                Originally posted by bigwaveohs
                And the boat is a ?????
                Fastech..
                Fastech forum..
                .NAMBA20...Caterpillar UL-1, P-Spec OM29, P-Mono DF33, P-Spec JAE, Aussie 33" Hydro-LSH, Sprintcat CC2028 on 8s, PT SS45 Q Hydro, PS295 UL-1 power, OSE Brothers Outlaw QMono 4-sale, Rio 51z CC2028 on 8s

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                • Visual Perfection
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2010
                  • 312

                  #9
                  lol thanks for clarifying that...must not have looked at where he was
                  The Speeders *PB SW 26 BL *PB Formula FASTech
                  The Cruiser *CBM Marlin Cruiser
                  The Pool Toys *Proboat Mini-C (x2)

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                  • BHChieftain
                    Fast Electric Addict
                    • Nov 2009
                    • 1969

                    #10
                    There are only 3 pages of posts in this sub-forum, so I'd just wade through them, you'll get a lot of good tips!

                    Chief

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                    • JEDNJONES
                      Senior Member
                      • Apr 2010
                      • 134

                      #11
                      HI,
                      I have had my fastech for several months now and I love it. I run two reedy 35C/5000mah lipos and an Octura X642 B/S prop and have the boat trimmed so only a little bit of the hull is in the water. Id say it runs a solid 40mph. I honestly would not want to run any faster because even at these speeds it gets airborn and flips sometimes. I almost lost it a couple days ago for the first time it landed upside down and filled up with water. It usually stays pretty dry and most of the time it lands right side up when it flips. Dont get me wrong, She is a very stable boat, I just dont think this hull is very happy at speeds higher than 40. Maybe its going faster I dont know for sure. I need a radar gun and dont want my GPS at the bottom of the lake.
                      Jerry
                      Fountain KOS P1, Formula Fastech, 37 Fightercat Daytona CF twin
                      Pulled by Slash 4x4 tow vehical

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                      • Visual Perfection
                        Senior Member
                        • May 2010
                        • 312

                        #12
                        Thanks for the reply. My G/F bought one from OSE a couple weeks ago to give me for my B-day in July, so I look forward to running it!

                        And I think 40mph will probably be plenty fast with this boat as well...heck 29mph in my shockwave 26 seems fast lol.

                        There are always other boats to add to the collection if I need more speed than that, haha
                        The Speeders *PB SW 26 BL *PB Formula FASTech
                        The Cruiser *CBM Marlin Cruiser
                        The Pool Toys *Proboat Mini-C (x2)

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                        • JEDNJONES
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2010
                          • 134

                          #13
                          I think youll be happy with the speed once you get it trimmed up and out and get that X642 and run the timing on high. Everyone that sees it run is in awe at how fast it is!
                          I did put that new venom brushless Fountain on backorder, thats more of a racing hull and I love Fountains. So well see what that one does whenever it gets here.
                          Jerry
                          Fountain KOS P1, Formula Fastech, 37 Fightercat Daytona CF twin
                          Pulled by Slash 4x4 tow vehical

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